Josh Waitzkin's Push Hands Videos
Chess master becomes world Tai Chi Push Hands champion
From: Essential Sports and Fitness Video (Tai Chi) Channel
This is the largest collection of videos on the web that document the brief but amazing, push hands career of Josh Waitzkin.
This exclusive collection includes his championship bouts, plus revealing videos from the "training camp" that he organized for the American push hands team.
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It includes push hands instruction from Tai Chi masters William C. C. Chen, Cheng Man-Ching, and Ping-Siang Tao, plus exclusive competition videos
from champions Max Chen, Tiffany Chen, and Tuishou Chen.
National Push Hands Championship Videos
Videos of Josh Waitzkin competing to become U.S. push hands champion
At the National Push Hands Championship in Orlando Florida in July 2004, Josh won 5 Gold medals at different weight classifications.
... He also won 3 Silver medals (moving step, restricted step, and fixed step) when he competed in the super-heavyweight class.
These entertaining and educational videos are an encyclopedia of push hands techniques done
under the pressure of high-level competition.
Learn more about videos of Josh Waitzkin's U.S. push hands matches
Push Hands Training Videos
How the winning U.S. team trained for championships
Josh organized the "training camp" for the highly successful push hands team from Grandmaster William C. C. Chen's
School of Tai Chi Chuan.
... Many of the sessions were videotaped and these private videos have priceless instructional
value, besides being fun to watch.
Learn more about videos of Josh Waitzkin's push hands training camp
Match 1 of Chung Hwa Cup World Tai Chi Chuan Championship
Josh Waitzkin (black sash) in his first match at the 7th Chung Hwa Cup International Push Hands
Championship in Taipei Taiwan in November 2004.
... Josh easily wins this fixed step push hands bout. (Under fixed step rules, the
first competitor to move his feet loses.)
From: Josh Waitzkin and Frank Pfeiffer (00:04:01)
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Final moving step push hands contest (2003-11)
The contest for first place in middleweight push hands was an exciting bout, with plenty of action.
... Josh overwhelmed his opponent (yellow shirt), who ended up with the Silver medal, with fast pushes
out of the ring and some spectacular takedowns.
From: Josh Waitzkin (00:04:48)
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Push hands instruction from Grandmaster William C. C. Chen
This is an episode of Sam Masich's Taiji People series that follows Master Chen through a push hands class.
... We see William training Josh Waitzkin, as well as his children Tiffany and Max, who are also champions.
From: William C. C. Chen and Sam Masich (00:07:20)
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Boxing instruction from Grandmaster Chen
This episode of the Taiji People series follows Master Chen through a boxing class, with plenty of examples
of his punching speed and power.
... We see him giving instruction to U.S. and world push hands champion, Josh Waitzkin and his children, martial arts champions,
Max and Tiffany Chen.
Basic punches, blocks, and combinations, done with the smooth, relaxed Tai Chi feeling.
From: William C. C. Chen and Sam Masich (00:10:37)
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Some dramatic clips of high-level competitive action
Highlights of competitions showing takedowns and throws by Josh Waitzkin (black shirt).
... The video has
clips from the 2003 Brazil World Push Hands Championship, the 2004 Nationals in Orlando, and from
pushing hands with his training partner Daniel Caulfield at William Chen's studio in New York City.
From: Josh Waitzkin (00:00:41)
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